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CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — MJ Metz blasted three home runs and drove in five runs to power Duke to a 12-3 win over UNC-Wilmington in a first-round game in the Conway, S.C. regional, the Blue Devils’ largest margin of victory in an NCAA tournament game since 1961. Duke advances to face the winner of the

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Faith Kipyegon has broken the women’s 1,500 meters world record at the Golden Gala in Florence. She became the first woman to better 3 minutes, 50 seconds. The Kenyan won in 3:49.11 in the Diamond League meet. The two-time Olympic and two-time world champion took almost a second off the record

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have placed left-hander Chris Sale on the injured list with shoulder inflammation. It’s another setback for the seven-time All-Star as he attempts to re-establish himself as a reliable member of the rotation. Sale hasn’t had an injury-free season since 2017. He left

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Colby Shade and Drew Cowley hit back-to-back RBI doubles in the seventh inning to lift No. 2 seed Oregon to a 5-4 victory over No. 3 Xavier on Friday in the Nashville Regional. The Ducks (38-20) trailed 4-3 entering the bottom of the seventh before a one-out double by Rikuu Nishida.

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Michael Snyder and Johnny Tincher hit home runs in a seven-run fifth inning and third-seeded Washington defeated No. 2 seed Dallas Baptist 9-5 on Friday in the opening game of the Stillwater Regional. With the score tied at 1 heading to the fifth, the Huskies broke the game open with seven

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Ethan Anderson hit a two-run homer in the first and scored in the second as Virginia combined for 10 runs in the first two innings en route to a 15-1 victory over Army in the Charlottesville Regional. Top-seeded Virginia (46-12) will play on Saturday in the winners’ bracket, while No. 4

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Rylee Holtorf had three hits, including a two-run homer, to help No. 7 seed Washington defeat No. 15 Utah 4-1 on Friday in the Women’s College World Series opener for both teams. Holtorf, who entered with a .263 batting average, went 3 for 3 with

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Hideki Matsuyama won his first PGA Tour title at the Memorial in 2014. He looks like he might be ready for another. The Japanese star is feeling healthy and he looked the part at Muirfield Village. Matsuyama relied on a hot putter for a 65.

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Running up and down a basketball court in the thin air of Denver takes some getting used to. While the Miami Heat insist altitude wasn’t a factor in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, it’s a real thing. There’s plenty of science that shows just how

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal is having arthroscopic surgery for the injured left hip flexor that forced him to sit out the French Open. It is the first time he has missed the event since he won the first of his record 14 titles there in his 2005 tournament

NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Napoli winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has been named Serie A player of the year and will be presented with his trophy on a bumper day of celebration for the southern team. Kvaratskhelia will receive the award before Napoli kicks off its final match of the season on Sunday. Luciano Spalletti will also

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark says expansion remains a focus for the conference. The league wrapped up its spring meetings Friday with a record revenue distribution of $440 million to split among its 10 current schools. Yormark said there was a great discussion about expansion during the meetings held

BALTIMORE (AP) — Officials say a Baltimore judge has ordered boxer Gervonta Davis to serve the remainder of his hit-and-run sentence behind bars instead of in home detention after he moved to a luxury hotel, then a new home without permission. Last month, Judge Althea Handy sentenced Davis to 90 days of home detention after

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Maximilian Kieffer has stayed atop the leaderboard after the second round of the European Open in Hamburg. A late double bogey cut Kieffer’s lead to one stroke. Kieffer carded a 2-under 71 to stay a shot in front of Tom McKibbin, David Law and 2017 European Open winner Jordan Smith. The

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Two years after Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open when she was fined, then threatened with disqualification, for skipping news conferences, another top tennis player — No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka, the Australian Open champion — was allowed to avoid the traditional postmatch session open

By BOBBY BANCROFT Associated Press ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — New Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy is making his voice heard at offseason workouts. Bieniemy was the most vocal participant at a practice this week as he seeks to settle into his job after 10 years with Kansas City. The Commanders would love for Bieniemy

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — A person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press that the Phoenix Suns have hired veteran coach Frank Vogel to replace Monty Williams. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced the move. The 49-year-old Vogel